Rural Health Information Hub Partners

The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) is a collaboration of the University of North Dakota Center for Rural
Health (UND-CRH), the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI), and the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health
Analysis.

The Center for Rural Health

The Center for Rural Health (CRH) is the lead partner and
operational base of the RHIhub. Located within the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, CRH works to connect resources and knowledge to strengthen the health of people in rural and tribal
communities. The CRH staff has extensive knowledge and understanding of rural healthcare issues, systems,
community dynamics, and organizational arrangements.

CRH is home to the North Dakota State Office of Rural Health, the Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center,
the Rural Health Research Gateway, and many other programs that serve rural communities in North Dakota and
across the nation. The work of CRH is focused on seven areas:

Rural health workforce

Working with rural communities and healthcare facilities

Native American health

Rural health research

Evaluation of rural health programs

Rural health policy

Educating and Informing

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)

A founding partner of the RHIhub, the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
is a national interdisciplinary research institute sponsored by the University of Iowa. RUPRI's mission is to
provide objective analysis and facilitate public dialogue concerning the impacts of public policy on rural
people and places.

RUPRI identifies and mobilizes teams of researchers, analysts, and practitioners from institutions across the
nation to investigate complex current and emerging issues in rural and regional development. RUPRI’s
capabilities include research, decision support tools, policy analysis and engagement, and dissemination and
outreach. Major priority policy interests are in rural-urban linkages, the integration and alignment of health
and human services to address community health and social determinants of health and rural wealth creation,
mobility, and inequality.

RUPRI’s national network of collaborative partners provide objective, timely research capacity to
decision makers throughout the policy process.

RUPRI contributes its expertise to RHIhub in the areas of rural health research and policy analysis and rural
human services program design and policy analysis.

NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis

NORC at the University of Chicago is an independent research institution
that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy
decisions. Since 1941, NORC has conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and
tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration.

The Walsh
Center for Rural Health Analysis is part of the NORC’s Public Health Research Department. Its
mission is to conduct timely policy analysis, research, and evaluation that address the needs of policy makers,
healthcare workforce, and the public on issues that affect healthcare and public health in rural America.

NORC’s extensive experience focusing on the issues that affect rural providers and populations dates back
to 1952 when it conducted its first rural health study entitled “A Study of the Prevalence of Chronic
Illness and Needs for Care in a Rural Area.” This focus on rural research continues—the NORC Walsh Center
for Rural Health Analysis partners with UND-CRH as part of the Rural
Health Reform Research Policy Center, one of eight rural health research centers funded by FORHP.

The NORC Walsh Center contributes its expertise to RHIhub in the creation of the rural health evidence base in
the Community Health Gateway.

The Rural Health Information Hub is supported by the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
under Grant Number U56RH05539 (Rural Assistance Center for Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy Cooperative Agreement). Any information, content, or conclusions on this website are
those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor
should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.